& we just were

Maleki came out as male when he was a tween. After searching for the word, and growing quite frustrated that he couldn’t really feel like he belonged prior, he was quite pleased when he finally found out what being trans was. The first person he came out to was his sister. Since then, he had been on his transitional journey and feels comfortable where he is now in life.

He chose the name Maleki because it was as close to his dead name as he could get while still being comfortable and still getting to use “Mal” as a nickname.

He is rarely without his camera. Even when something doesn’t feel like a picture-perfect moment, Maleki is there with his camera probably capturing it anyways. Photography has always been a passion of his, followed closely by art.

He’s always looking for people to pose for art pieces and sometimes, if you’re really nice to him, he’ll create a lovely painting for you just for the sole purpose of getting his paints out.

Though he can understand why they have to, he finds the concept of hiding powers and whatnot to be a bit ridiculous. It’s always been his belief that if someone is going to accept you, they need to actually know all of you. Hiding part of yourself away doesn’t give them an honest chance to know and appreciate you.

He can be quite shy when it comes down to it, preferring to view people through the lens of his camera than face to face.